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Iowa budget chief Roederer to retire

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s budget chief will retire Jan. 31 after 38 years in state government, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today. Dave Roederer has led the Iowa Department of Management, the state’s planning, finance and …

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Deere sues Iowa competitors Kinze, Ag Leader for infringing patent on high-speed planter

Des Moines Register: Deere & Co. is trying to block two Iowa manufacturers from selling competing products that allow farmers to sow their fields faster. The Quad Cities-based agricultural giant filed patent infringement lawsuits against Williamsburg-based …

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Van Meter Inc. moves into Kansas market with acquisition

Corridor Business Journal: Cedar Rapids-based electrical and manufacturing supplier Van Meter Inc. has expanded into Kansas with the purchase of Mid-West Electrical Supply in Wichita, the company announced. The sale officially closed Dec. 31, and the …

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Iowa benefits from migration away from cities, U-Haul says

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa appears to be among the states benefiting from a trend of do-it-yourself movers leaving densely populated U.S. areas amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new U-Haul report analyzing migration trends from …

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Des Moines Flying Service acquired by Muncie Aviation Co.

Muncie Aviation Co., based in Muncie, Ind., announced it has acquired Des Moines Flying Service, a general aviation sales and service company that has operated in Des Moines for more than eight decades. Terms of the transaction, …

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Vermeer kicks off 50th anniversary celebration of round hay baler with parade

Vermeer Corp. will hold a parade of 50 rounded hay balers through Pella today to celebrate the product’s 50th anniversary of its invention, which revolutionized the agriculture industry. Before the invention of the Vermeer “big, …

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Ingredion to cut 35 jobs in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Specialty ingredients company Ingredion will lay off 35 employees from its Cedar Rapids facility effective Feb. 4, according to a notice filed with Iowa Workforce Development. The Cedar Rapids plant has stopped producing …

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Omaha ethanol producer buys majority interest in Cedar Rapids ag tech company

Des Moines Register: Omaha-based ethanol manufacturer Green Plains said Tuesday it purchased a majority interest in the Cedar Rapids company Fluid Quip Technologies, saying the deal will help the company expand production of new, high-protein products. …

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Meredith sells Travel + Leisure to Wyndham Destinations for $100 million

Wall Street Journal: Wyndham Destinations Inc. is buying the Travel + Leisure publication from Meredith Corp. for $100 million, in a deal that would expand Wyndham’s business beyond its core vacation-ownership operations. In addition to its …

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IBC Q4 Economic Outlook shows growing optimism for 2021

With leaders of the state’s largest companies forecasting higher sales, higher employment and higher capital spending over the next six months, the Iowa Business Council released its fourth-quarter Economic Outlook for 2020 today, showing growing …

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